Development of Europe 1200 to 1450 Quiz

This map of Europe best helps us to see

• the ways feudalism was practiced

• the spread of Islam from Iberia into western Europe

• the level of conflict between modern European Nation states

• how decentralized medieval Europe was

“The evil-disposed in these districts [of England] began to rise, saying, they were too severely oppressed; that at the beginning of the world there were no slaves, and that no one ought to be treated as such. . . . This they would not longer bear, but had determined to be free, and if they labored for their lords, they wanted to be paid for it. A crazy priest in the county of Kent, called John Ball, who for his absurd preaching, had been thrice confined in prison, inflamed those ideas. He would say: ‘Are we not all descended from the same parents, Adam and Eve? and what can the lords show, or what reasons give, why they should be more the masters than ourselves?’ ”

Jean Froissart, account of a peasant revolt in England, 1381

The point of view of the author can best be described as

• sympathetic to the peasants

• hostile to the peasants

• indifferent to the peasants’ grievances

• sympathetic to the leaders of the revolt

Europe was often referred to as Christendom, what were the two main sects of Christianity in Europe from 1200-1450?

• Roman Catholicism and Protestantism

• Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholicism

• Sunni and Shi'ia

• Nestorian Christians and Manicheism

Which of the following would have been nonexistent and probably not even heard of in Medieval Europe

• Judaism

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Catholicism

Feudalism is a reciprocal relationship between

• Lord and Vassal

• Noble and Lord

• Peasant and Lord

• All are true

Which of the following would not be considered a positive effect of religious and political conflicts in Europe during the period 1200- 1450

• spread of new food crops from the east to the west

• spread of contagious epidemics

• spread of new technologies i.e. compass, lateen sails, gunpowder etc.

• spread of old knowledge back to Europe from the Greeks and Romans

Which of these best defines feudalism?

• A political and economic arrangement in which a lord provides protection in exchange for loyalty and service.
• A hierarchy designed to ensure only kings are protected.
• A system of exchange where laborers work for wages in the form of money.
• A social order with kings at the top and knights at the bottom.

Feudalism is a political and economic system. In the Middle Ages, it worked because it provided something that people needed. What did people need?

• Freedom
• Protection
• Rights
• Education

Who worked the land and was often treated unfairly under the feudal system?

• knight

• king

• serf

• lord

Which of the following would a peasant NOT be expected to do on a manor?

• Repair bridges and roads on the manor.

• Farm land to provide food for the lord of the manor.

• Attend school to learn to read and write

• Pay fees or taxes to the lord.